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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Aug. 28, 2011
Share-based Compensation [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions
The weighted-average fair value of non-qualified stock options and the related assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model were as follows: 
 
Stock Options Granted
During the Three Months Ended
 
August 28, 2011
 
August 29, 2010
Weighted-average fair value
$
14.37


 
$
12.81


Dividend yield
3.53
%
 
3.01
%
Expected volatility of stock
39.4
%
 
39.1
%
Risk-free interest rate
2.10
%
 
2.21
%
Expected option life (in years)
6.5


 
6.7


Summary Of Darden Stock Unit Activity
The following table presents a summary of our stock-based compensation activity for the three months ended August 28, 2011: 
(in millions)
 
Stock
Options
 
Restricted
Stock/
Restricted
Stock
Units
 
Darden
Stock
Units
 
Performance
Stock Units
Outstanding beginning of period
 
13.0


 
0.6


 
1.9


 
1.0


Awards granted
 
1.5


 


 
0.6


 
0.3


Awards exercised
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.2
)
Awards forfeited
 


 


 


 


Outstanding end of period
 
13.7


 
0.5


 
2.2


 
1.1


Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan
We recognized expense from stock-based compensation as follows: 
 
 
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
 
August 28,

2011
 
August 29,

2010
Stock options
 
$
5.0


 
$
4.9


Restricted stock/restricted stock units
 
1.3


 
2.1


Darden stock units
 
2.1


 
2.4


Performance stock units
 
2.6


 
3.1


Employee stock purchase plan
 
0.4


 
0.4


Director compensation program/other
 
0.1


 
0.3


Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
11.5


 
$
13.2